Bluefield Candidate Woodrow Wilson Addresses City Needs
City Director Woodrow Wilson responds to seven questions for Bluefield Board of Directors election. He praises Urban Renewal but calls for public hearings before future programs and notes his view of Whittle and Winters as capable but likely to move on. He supports paving, a modern dog pound, better waste disposal, downtown parking, and continued city growth. Wilson emphasizes three decades in business and four years on the board as qualifications.
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Woodrow Wilson
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Board of Directors
Wilson
Randolph Whittle
William Winters
Bluefield
Dead Sea Scrolls Set for Canada Exhibit Tour
The 2,000-year-old Dead Sea scrolls will be shown for two months in Montreal and Ottawa under a Jordan Canada deal. The scrolls along with ancient lamps and house vessels are currently on view in the United States.
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Amman, Jordan
Montreal
Ottawa
Canada
Jordan
United States
Andes Mountain System Stretches Across South America
The Andes extend over 4 500 miles from the Caribbean coast to the southern tip of South America tracing a vast mountainous spine through multiple nations and climates.
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Andes
Caribbean
South America
Two $10,000 Life Insurance Policies Tied to Seized U S Official
Government investigators examine two $10,000 life insurance policies issued on Gustav C. Hertz after his abduction in Saigon by the Viet Cong. The policies were taken out by a friend of Hertz’s in AID who named himself as beneficiary and says the aim was to aid Hertz’s family if he did not survive captivity. Hertz’s brother says neither he nor Hertz’s wife knew of the policies until recently.
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Washington
Gustav C. Hertz
South Viet Nam
Agency For International Development
Hertz
Saigon
Leesburg
U. S
AID
United States
A. Burke Hertz
Falls Church
Bullet Proof Cars Dropped in Budget Bill
The House passed a $7.699 billion bill to fund the Treasury Post Office and related offices, but deleted the $522,000 provision for two presidential bullet proof cars at the Senate Finance Committee's request. Conferees maintained the omission, narrowing the total under budget requests.
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Washington
House
Treasury and
Post Office
Senate Finance Committee
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Senate
Installation Fete By Princeton Jaycees Names New Officers
About 40 people attended the Princeton Junior Chamber of Commerce installation banquet at the Dinner Bell on Oakvale Road. New officers include Russ White as president Richard Wassum first vice president Micky Champ second vice president Richard Daisey secretary George Lanton treasurer and board members Bill Glover David Martens John Lucas and Joseph Haffner The ceremony was conducted by Carlton Smith regional Jaycee vice president with Tex Fraley leading a discussion on officer responsibilities Otto Fredeking was outgoing president.
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Princeton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Oakvale Road
Russ White
Richard Wassum
Micky Champ
Richard Daisey
George Lanton
Bill Glover
David Martens
John Lucas
Joseph Haffner
Carlton Smith
Jaycee
Tex Fraley
Otto Fredeking
Princeton Jaycee Organization
Victoria leads world in home ownership at 75 percent
Victoria's state housing minister reports Australians top global home ownership with 75 percent of households owning their homes while the United States trails at 61.9 percent.
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Melbourne
Australia
Victoria
United States
Simon Cites Rudeness Of Whittle And City Strife
Fred Simon answers seven questions for the Bluefield city Board of Directors race. He defends urban renewal, critiques Whittle’s courtesy, notes limited contact with Chief Winters, supports sidewalks to schools, backs a humane stray dog plan, endorses civic industry groups to recruit business, and emphasizes a locally raised, family rooted commitment to Bluefield.
Hitchhiking Cat Survives 372 Mile Trip in France
A Dutch tourist from Amsterdam stopped at a DLJON gas station in France to check oil after a 372 mile drive. A bedraggled hitchhiking cat leaped from under the hood and, despite acid burns from near the battery, was adopted by the driver.
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Dljon
France
Amsterdam
Tavern Owner Reports $300 Theft From Cooler Lock
Sam Cash told police the tavern money was decashed by $300 after the beer cooler lock was smashed. Police investigate the break in and theft at the establishment.
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Sam Cash
Dandy Receives 1 to 10 Year Sentence in Relief Funds Case
Charleston judge imposes 1 to 10 year term on Alex Dandy for being an accessory to Ruth Maley in a flood relief funds case. Maley earlier received a similar sentence after falsifying state records to hide federal funds for Pioneer Construction. Brown, charged as an accessory, awaits appeal after the West Virginia Supreme Court upheld indictments.
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Charleston
State Commerce Department
Ruth Maley
Thompson
Dandy
James V. Brown
Washington Area
Maley
Motorists Warned On Bus Regulation
Bluefield Police Chief William Winters cautioned motorists Monday that Wade School bus runs for the Progress Corps are under the same traffic rules as during term time. He said buses unload twice daily and drivers must stop in both directions when children exit. He also warned that city fireworks ordinances will be enforced during the July 4 holiday with fines up to 100 dollars and six months imprisonment.
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Industries, Inc
Everone
Bluefield
William Winters
Progress Corps
Wade School
Winters
Jacksonville doctors bring hospital to Trujillo Honduras
Dr John J Fisher of Jacksonville leads a Florida medical group to revive a 50 bed Trujillo hospital in Honduras. A permanent team will maintain care with rotating GP and specialist. Doctors donate service. funding sought for supplies and travel. The project grew from Project Hope roots and local exploratory trips across Honduras.
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Trujillo
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
John J
Jack) Fisher
Jacksonville
Fisher
Florida
William J. Averbuch
Daytona Beach
Hope
Ecuador
Florida Medical Asd
Cuenca
David Ohlwiler
Winter Park
Ohlwiler
Alan Tetlow
Ginesville
Jacob Rozier
Louis Brady
Tom Sanford
Orlando
William Clarke
John Pierson
Tropic of Cancer Banned by Malaysia
Malaysia bans import of Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer after High Court ruling the book obscene two years ago. The government cites public morality as the basis for the ban, restricting distribution and importation.
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Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Henry Miller
Malayan High Court
American Tobacco Company Product Noted at 4.5 Percent
A brief item notes a product from the American Tobacco Company listed with a 4.5 percent figure. The text provides limited context and no further details on the product or its usage.
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Fred Simon
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Kanawha County
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Karl H. Frye, Inc
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